Knight of Cups Spell
Well, hello there, aren't you looking lovely?
I've got some chocolates to go with that bubbly.
Let's take a walk, then a picnic and talk.
All of our heart's treasures we will unblock
and our fingers in pleasure we will interlock.
Then all at once, when we're together,
we forget how to be unsevered.
We can't bear to be apart, it seems.
Our favorite topic is our shared dreams.
For, I've only got eyes, brains, a heart for you.
Everything you say, I've thought, Me, too!
Everything you do, I want to do that, too!
Everything together, forever, it's two.
Kisses and hugs, and lots of snugs,
bathtubs and suds, massages and rubs.
We're cozy together like cocoa in mugs.
Puppies and kitties, beaches and peaches,
If you're not right next to me, you're within my reaches.
Sweaters and letters, movies and rubies.
I feel so safe I'll give you my key.
This feeling is so pretty.
And, with you, I am so witty.
We never fight but we do like to wrestle
with minds, bodies, souls all twisted up like a pretzel.
We've swept each other up in a tornado of glee.
We're so very much in love, on that we agree.
My sights are set on seeing this through
so long as things don't fizzle
when things get hazy and blue.
Don't leave when storm clouds bring us a drizzle.
Let's cuddle up near the fire, get sweaty together like glue.
Marry me and be true.
If there was a perfect person, it would be you.
Love, I love you!
Stay with me, soul mate!
Stay with me, it's fate!
Love, don't ever abate!
Our story will always be great.
I'll forever remember our first date.
But, if you go, I suppose I'll be fine.
It'll just take awhile until my next wine and dine.
I'll write sad poetry
and cry in my coffee
until my new valentine is mine.
Oh, hi there, don't you look divine?
Let’s take a walk, then a picnic and talk.
All of our secrets we will unlock.
LIGHT: ROMANTIC, IDEALIST, CHARMING, ALTRUISTIC
DARK: JEALOUS, FICKLE, MOODY, PRONE TO DISAPPOINTMENT
Next up in Cups is the super romantic and idealist charmer of the Tarot: the Knight of Cups. This teenager or young adult archetype is on a love and creative mission filled with hope and promise. It can be the youth of yourself, someone else, or an actual teenager/young adult in your life. This could be a reminder to see the beauty in things and to be hopeful. It can also serve as a push to go after what you really desire.
Astrological Affiliation: Scorpio, Cancer, Pisces
You are quite the romanticist! You seek the poetry in the world, the art, the music, anything that will make you feel! You are the Knight of Cups, the penguin that’s courting your next mate. Bringing out the deep feelings of those around you, you can fall hard and fast. Sometimes your reality isn’t quite what lives in your mind. You are an idealist, wishing for the best in everything. Maybe it’s okay for things not to be perfect. Perhaps if you could see beauty in imperfection you wouldn’t feel so disappointed when things don’t work out exactly like you had hoped. Sometimes when we’re so focused on getting what our deepest desires are we can lose sight that life is about a lot more than just what we want. You are pretty great about putting others’ needs first but don’t forget about yourself along the way. Some people think when you spend so much time focused on what your dreams are and making them happen that you’re selfish; however, you only have one life and you think it’s better be spent living your true dream and finding someone who deeply gets you. Until they don’t. It can be a long life spent alone, chasing after perfection or constant happiness. Compromising a little can make things a little more reasonable. Even though you can’t fly with only your head in the clouds, sometimes it’s safer for your heart if you just get a little grounded from the start. Maybe actually work on the tough but important relationships in your life and difficult but significant projects instead of just starting over for that first rush of intense feeling or when things take effort or get difficult. It gets even deeper if you try even harder than just cliched romances. Or, instead of getting disappointed that the world doesn’t turn just for you, make it turn on your own. Try sticking around after you’ve won someone’s heart…it’s scary but worth the cold plunge. You might have to work hard to keep that romance sizzling. Can’t you find the feeling in that? It’s not just about the chase, after all. Or is it?
Eight’s Insight:
Dysfunctional Family Roles: The Caretaker, The Golden Child, The Addict
In a healthy family setting you would be the one to help others see the love and light in the world and in your home. In an unhealthy dynamic, you want everyone to get along so you take care of everyone, even your dysfunctional parent(s). You’d rather have a family that’s quietly “behaving” than one that’s chaotic and “misbehaving.” You take over everyone’s responsibilities and although it seems helpful, you’re not really doing anything except allowing those others to shirk their jobs. As The Golden Child, you attempt to be perfect, at all costs. That’s not ever going to really work, so you turn inwards with grief and disappointment at all that’s not perfect and all that’s lost. You pine away and complain about all you don’t have. You can even turn towards being a praise or love “junkie” and live for others’ approval with the Golden Child role, being held up to the highest of standards and punished severely for not doing what your parents deem worthy. You love being perfect or at least striving to be. And, others will notice that you’re the perfect “supply” for them to get hooked on because you’ll keep trying to win a parent’s heart over and over again. Or, in a really dysfunctional role, you could be the loser, The Addict, the one who can’t get it together and has to always be “saved” instead of trying to rescue everyone else. Don’t go looking for love in a sweaty stack of pancakes or paperwork. You don’t do well in places of unkindness and your gentle soul will surely suffer when it’s being used and abused by terrible people trying to get their own needs’ met. Seek a passion outside of family, maybe something in the arts to show the entire world what it feels like to feel so much. Don’t be so afraid to be your true, special self for fear of others seeing your flaws. Your flaws are what make you wonderfully human, unique, and relatable. Without them you’re just an “ideal” mate prototype that someone will tire of listening to once the catch phrases grow tiresome.